Hitch for plows and the like.



PATENTED 001-23, 1906.

J. TAUSGHER. HITCH FOR 'PLO'WS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 14, 1906.

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HITCH FOR FLOWS AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Oct. 23, 1906.

Application filed November 14,1905. Serial Ho- 287,365.

To all who m it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN TAUSOHER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ellis, in the county of'Ellis and State of Kansas, haveinvented. certain new and useful Improvements-in Hitches for Flows andthe Like, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved hitch for plows orthe like which will insure in its operation that the draft will be uponthe center line of the plow and all side draft will be avoided; and theinvention consists, essentially, of an improved construction ofequalizing device for the draft, so that the horses will not be crowdedover on the plowed ground.

My improved hitch is especially adaptable for gang-plows. v

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the'means foreffecting the result reference is to be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, in which;

Figure 1 is a plan view of the invention,

showing it applied to the plow. Fig. 2 is a perspective'view of thedevice detached. Corresponding and like parts are referred to in thefollowing description and indicated in both the views of the drawings bythe same reference characters.

Referring to the drawings, the referencenumeral 1 designates plow-beamsprovided with any suitable form of'cultivating devices and 'referablycoupled together at their forward ends by a framework or transverse beam2. From one side of the latter there projects forwardly an arm orstandard 3, which in the present instance is secured rigidly to one ofthe plow-beams, as shown. To the forward end of the arm 3 there issecured one end of a draft-beam 4, which extends transversely in frontof the cross-beam 2 and is provided at its other end with a swingle tree5., At a point intermediate of the draftbeam 4 there is secured one endof a cord or chain 6, which passes over a horizontallymovable pulley 7and has its other end secured to a doubletree 8, carrying in thisinstance three swingletrees 9. That end of the cord or chain 6 that issecured to the draftbeam 4 may be attached thereto at different pointsin a lateral direction by means of an suitable set of coupling devices.10. The Iplu ley 7 is mounted within a bracket 11, w 'ch is held on aclevis 12, secured to the crossmay be vertically is claimed as new is vAdevice of the character described comprislng plow-beams a frame orcross-bar connecting the same at their forward ends, aforwardly-projecting standard connected with the beams atransversely-extending draftbeam secured at one end to the end of saidstandard and provided at its other end with a draft device, ahorizontally-rotating pulley mounted on said cross-beam and a cord orcable attached to one end of said draft-beam and passing around saidulley the other end of said cable being attac ed to the draft device.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with theplow-beams and a cross-beam connecting the same of aforwardly-projecting standard, a draft-beam secured at one end to saidstandard and extending transversely and provided at its other end with adraft device, a pulley mounted on said cross-beam, a cable or chainpassing'around said pulley and connected in a laterally-adjusted mannerat one end to said draft-beam, and a draft device connected to the otherend of said chain or cable.

- 3. In a device of the character described,

the combination with the plow-beams and a cross-beam connecting the sameof a forwardly-projecting standard, a transverse draft-beam secured atone end to said stand-' ard and provided at its other end with a draftdevice a pulle mounted on said crossbeam and vertical y adjustablethereon a cord or cable secured at one end to said draft- -beam andpassing around said pulley, and a

